Angry Venting and Heart Disease

[Dave in Green]

Could the following Twitter research also apply to angry venting on forums like ZN.o? Be safe, Zips fans. Stay positive and optimistic to keep your heart healthy.

Angry tweeting 'could increase your risk of heart disease'

Researchers claim that expressions of negative emotions on Twitter are associated with higher heart disease risk

... Drawing on a set of public tweets made between 2009 and 2010, the researchers found that communities where words like 'hate' or expletives were tweeted frequently were found to have higher rates of heart disease mortality.

Positive emotional language showed the opposite correlation, suggesting that optimism and positive experiences – words like 'wonderful' or 'friend' – may be protective against heart disease. ...